In This Exclusive Third-Quarter Analysis Prepared For Rock Products, Headwaters MB Looks At Current Market Trends Such As Mergers And Acquisitions, Aggregate Production And Pricing. By Brian Krehbiel
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IMI Aggregates’ McCordsville Quarry: A 60-Year Vision Approaches its Final, Successful Chapter
This 1956 aerial image shows the McCordsville Quarry one year after its opening surrounded by farms, open land and the undeveloped Geist Reservoir. Every good business plan starts with a vision. And that was certainly what Irving Materials, Inc. (IMI) had when it opened its aggregate mining operations in McCordsville, Ind. in 1955. But this vision evolved into something beyond traditional business…
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HELMET-CAM TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCING DUST EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND RESPONSE. By Emily J. Haas and Andrew B. Cecala Exposure to respirable dust, and especially dust containing crystalline silica, continues to be a serious health concern for our nation’s miners. Despite constant advances to lower respirable dust exposures, miners still experience periods of elevated exposure while performing their jobs. A joint venture several…
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A.F. GELHAR DIVERSIFIES TO PRODUCE SILICA SAND FOR USE AS FRAC SAND. By Mark S. Kuhar Since 1919, A.F. Gelhar Co. Inc., in Markesan, Wis., has flourished by providing silica sand to foundries throughout Wisconsin. In 2009, the company realized it was in a prime position to take advantage of the growing demand for silica sand to use in hydraulic…
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LOW OIL PRICES HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL, BUT FRAC SAND PRODUCTION CONTINUES AND THERE ARE POSITIVE SIGNALS AHEAD. By Mark S. Kuhar There is no denying that low oil prices have put a crimp in the once-thriving frac sand industry. Now that the price of oil has dropped by 50 percent or more – down to around $45 a barrel…
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AN ESTIMATED 607 MILLION METRIC TONS OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATES WAS PRODUCED AND SHIPPED FOR CONSUMPTION IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2015. By Mark S. Kuhar An estimated 607 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2015, an increase of 3 percent compared with that…
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CREATING AND MAINTAINING A LONG-TERM, COST-EFFECTIVE TIRE-MANAGEMENT PLAN. By Mark S. Kuhar Establishing a strategic tire-management plan is crucial for companies with large fleets of equipment. Each machine requires a unique tire replacement schedule, and managers who develop a tire buying and maintenance strategy are ultimately more productive than managers who wait until a problem occurs. According to the experts…
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CUSTOM-CONFIGURED EQUIPMENT EXCELS IN MONTH-LONG NORTHERN MINNESOTA CRUSHING OPERATION. By Larry Trojak Companies with diverse products and services, demand an equally diverse range of processing equipment to meet those needs. By extension, when you are a company like Knife River Corp., diverse doesn’t even begin to describe the breadth of what you offer nor your equipment inventory. The company prides…
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In This Exclusive Analysis prepared for Rock Products, Headwaters MB Looks at Current Market Trends Such as Mergers and Acquisitions, Aggregate Production and Pricing. By Brian Krehbiel
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Top Crushed Stone Producers List This list of the top crushed stone companies in the country is based on 2013 data from the U.S. Geological Survey, which is the most current available. It does not reflect mergers and acquisitions that have taken place since that time. – Ed.
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